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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933.
No. 198.
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By Paul Mallon
Copyright,' 1933, by Paul Mallon.
Information
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. It looks
like everything la going to be all right
between the administration and the
etocfc market.
, The highest authorities here re
cently Informed President Whitney 01
the exchange that they would rather
r have the marketeers lead their own
reformation. That Is why their NHA
code was handed back to them for
the Inclusion of fair trade practices.
This will surely soothe the traders
who have been quaking In their boot
about what the administration was
going to do with them.
There Is good reason lor expecting
now that the regulatory legislation
t the coming session of congress will
be satisfactory all around.
Bargains
During the past Jew days bootleg
whisky caissons have been rolling
along capital by-waya In Increasing
numbers. A bootleg boom Is on.
Illicit liquor purveyors have fright
ened their customers Into believing
that whisky wUl cost so much after
repeal that they had better buy now.
They offer what is said to be a
Jalrly palatable concoction known as
Maryland rye. Tests have proved that
it preserves the same combustible
merits as dynamite. It retails at 68
per gallon or Vi per quart when pur
chased in large quantltlea. They as
sert It la three years old, but the aa
eertlon as well a the product prob-
ably would never pasa the test of prof.
Tugwell'fl proposed food and drug act.
Et lilts
The bootleggers have warned all
customers that delivery can only be
guaranteed up until December 6.
They say they will lose their social
prestige on about that date. Instead
. luna rainat.hl. Mln nf mm.
xnerce, they will become despised
amugglers.
That would not hurt them so much
but they swear that the minions of
the law cannot promise them lmmu
nlty any more.
It sounds like a good sales talk
The government officials have accept
ed It on that basis. They have real
feed for aome weeks that they have a
problem to keep the price of legal
attrnulants low enough to stamp out
bootleg stuff.
That Is the theory upon which gov
ernment taxes and regulations arc be
ing worked out. It should benefit the
consumer.
Yawns
a Current disclosures before the sen
ate banking committee are not mak
ing much of an Impression on the
Inside.
The data Indicates little has occur
red In Wall Street within the last
lour years that Is worth investigating.
Evils date back to the decade of the
terrible twenties. Legislation to curb
the worst of them has already been
passed. Security affiliates are to be
abolished under the Glass bill within
a year and a half. The truth-insecurities
bill should prevent flota
tion of wildcat stocks and bonds.
The coming legislation win be de
voted largely to correcting details.
One of tho.se Is the system under
which traders escane surtaxes by In
corporating themselves.
The investigators will unquestion
ably recommend a change in law so
that only corporations doing a legiti
mate commercial business can escape
the high surtax rates by paying the
relavely smaller corporation tax.
Autopsy
Another point which has not been
brought out clearly In the senate In
vestigation is that John iD. Rocke
feller reformed the Chase-National
setup when he found out two years
ago the very things which the com
mittee la finding out now.
The former chase chairman, Albert
H. Wtggln, Is as much out of the cur
rent Wall Street picture aa Charles
Mitchell.
What the senate committee la try
trig to do la to write such a tight,
detailed law that the free ballooning
theories of finance can never carte
back. The main idea la to make the
reformation complete and permanent.
In that respect the Inquiry Is an
autopsy on a dead era.
Patronage
General Farley, who has been try
ing to cure the unemployment situa
tion by getting Jobs for deserving
democrats, has encountered more
tartar at the Tennessee Valley Im
provement headquarters.
It seems that Senator Norrls, who
wrote the law, included a provision
that political considerations should
NOT enter in'.o selection of personnel.
Those who are running the setup are
satd to have taken the law literally.
That means anyone with a note
.'.-om Farley Is Immediately disquali
fied from getting . Job.
The issue probably will not be car
ried to such an extent as to work a
Ancient Walls Smashed by
Naval and Artillery Fire of
Loyal Cuban Forces
. Casualties Are Unknown
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. (AP)
Threats from Cuban revolutionary
factions to sack American prop
erty unless the battle over con
trol of the government Is set
tled quickly today brought ap
peals for protection to the state
department from united states
Interests In Havana.
HAVANA, NOV. 9. (AP) A tares
fortress, stronghold of rebellious Cu
ban troops, surrendered definitely at
2:07 p. m. today.
More than twenty white flags were
flying above the battlements of the
ancient fortress, whose walls had
been smashed by artillery and naval
gunfire when the definite capitula
tion was received.
2000 In Stronghold
The forces holding the stronghold
were believed to number about 2,000
men at the beginning of the san
guine conflict.
Close observers did not know how
many survivors were left nor, for
that matter, did they have any idea
of what the casualties in the fight
ing had been on either side.
Two gunboats and at least three
batteries of artillery pieces had been
sent Into action by government
troops under the commands of Col.
Pulgencio Batista, commander in
chief of the army.
Fighting for De Cespedcs
The rebels, directed by the ABO
radical secret society, announced at
the beginning of the conflict that
they were fighting to restore former
President Dr. Carlos Manuel de Ces
pedca to the palace from which he
had been ousted to make way for
the present regime.
Red Cross field stations, operating
throughout the territory around the
grim old mass of masonry atop the
hill which commands the city, were
unable to 'communicate with each
other because of the terrific lire.
SLATED FOR DROP
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. o.(AP)
Gasoline distributors here at noon
today had received no notification
to reduce t,he price of motor fuel,
although a 2-cent drop was general
In the south. No reductions will be
made unless Instructions are received
from headquarters, the Oregon dis
tributors said.
They believed there Is little doubt
that similar cuts will be made In
Oregon, although It may be a day or
two before notification Is received.
GET TRAIL WORK
PORTLAND, -Not. t.IP R. I.
Stuart & Sons. Medford contractors,
submitted the low bid of S29.133 here
today for 6.6 miles of sub-grade re
inforcing on the Tlller-Trall hlh
way In Douglas county. Proposals
were opened by the bureau of public
roads. The worle will be carried m
midway between Tiller and Trail.
A. Milne of Portland bid SM.523,
and Saxton ft Looney eg Corvallis
bid 34,787.
BITTER BATTLE LOOMS
IN GOTHAM DEMOCRACY
Bt T. I). IIAGENBIXH.
NEW YORK. Not. P. (AP) The
Tammany Tiger surveyed today the
wreckage left by Mayor-elect Fiorello
H. Laguardlft's smashing fusion vlc-
. tory today and sought to repair Its
shattered wigwam.
The prorect of a bitter fight In
1 the city's Democratic ranks was seen
I In a statement by John F. Curry.
Tammany chief, accusing Postmaster
I General James A. Farley, state and
' national Democratic chairman, of dis
rupting the party In the city, and
S asserting that if Farley remained In
party office, the Democrats could not
look for victory Jn next year's elec
tion. Meanwhile, the fiiPionits. Jubilant
over eon: rot of the city government
Why I Favor
The Chest
i ,
Neany two iiunarea Meafora men
and women have given generously of
their time as well as their money to
assure the success of the Community
Chest campaign. They are deserving,
of commendation for their splendid
sacrifice, and other citizens of this
city should certainly do their part In
putting the drive for Chest funds
"over the top." With 85 per cent
of the quota reached, we must not
leave it to others to contribute the
final 15 per cent. It Is a worthy
cause; an obligation that must be
fulfilled. I believe that the Com
munity Chest offers the most prac
tical means of securing and distrib
uting welfare and character-building
money and Is deserving of enthusi
astic support.
H you have not been reached by
Chest workers, end In your contribu
tion, or contact a member of the
"mop up" committee. You will find a
lot ;of personal satisfaction in giving
to a worthwhile and highly Import
ant cause. C. E. GATES.
C. B. Gates Auto Company
20,000 PLANNED
ON STATE ROAOS
SALEM, Not. ft. P) The state
highway department was today form
ulating a program to put 20,000 un
employed men to work within the
next 30 days under the $400,000,000
emergency relief program announced
by President Roosevelt yesterday.
Application for $7,800,000 to $10,
000.000 civil works grant money for
construction of primary and second
ary state highways was announced in
the tentative program.
Special permission to employ 10.-
000 men in the improvement or stale
parks, county market roads and sim
ilar project unmentioned In the
public works act wit! also be sought.
R. H. Baldock, state highway en
gineer, asked complete details and
requirements of the loans in a tele
gram to Administrator Harry nop
kins. Baldock advised Hopkins that
$7,500,000 road projects are now sur
veyed and ready for letting. This
could be increased to $10,000,085
within 30 davs. Bnldock stated.
Most of the projects included in
Governor Julius h. Meier's suggested
$1,000,000 PWA road program are
among those mentioned by Baldock.
The civil works funds are complete
grants, while the PWA funds are 30
per cent grants and 70 per cent loans.
GIESY, PIONEER MEDIC,
DIES OF HEART ATTACK
PORTLAND. Ore., Nor. 0. (AP)-
Dr. Andrew Jackson Olesy, 80, one
of Oredon's pioneer physicians, died
at his home here today. He retired
from his long medical . career two
years ago, and had been In excellent
health until stricken by a heart at
tack 10 days ago.
strengthen their position by forming
a permanent organisation. Maurice
P. Davidson, party chairman, said
the fusion organlratlon would con
tinue on a militant basis "to enforce
the principal of non-partlsanslilp."
Iagu?.rdia planned a vacation to
recuperate from the hard-hitting
campaign In which he rolled up a
262.000 plurality. Graft must go.
he said, and expenditures must be
cut to the bone. He also atma to
revise the city charter, abolishing the
board of aldermen and making other
fundamental changes.
Concerning the disorders at the
polls Tuesdav, Lsguardia satd elec
tions during the next four years "are
going to be so nice and orderly that
little children will be able to skip
rope outMde of any polling place in
OIL POOL PROFIT
IS INVESTIGATED
Insiders Reaped Vast For
tune Without Putting Up
Cent in Cash, Is Claim
Before Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. (AP) Ar
thur Cutten, stock trader, told sen
ate Investigators today the Personal
company owned by member of his
family, paid no income tax on a
3,000,0m pool profit in 1920, because
It had met losses for the year.
By NATHAN BOBERISOO.N
Associated Press Staff Writer.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. (AP)
Disclosure that the New York stock
exchange Is Investigating a huge oil
stock pool In 1929 through which
Insiders received 12,000,000 profit
without putting up any cash was
made today to the senate banking
committee.
Arthur Cutten, noted trader who
managed the pool, told of the opera
tions of the huge account In Sinclair
Consolidated Oil company stock, re
plying briefly In a low voice to ques
tions by Ferdinand Pecora, commit
tee counsel.
First Time Santa Claus.
He said he did not know why 300,
009 was paid out of the pool's profits
to William 8. Pltzpatrlck, an official
of.Pralrle Oil, which then was a com
petitor of the Sinclair companj.
"Is that the first time you have
been an involuntary Santa Claus?"
Pecora asked.
The gray haired, taciturn trader
nodded his head In agreement.
Profits from the pool to Harry F.
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TO HIGHER LEVEL
WASHINGTON, Not. 8. (AP) A
price of ff33.15 per ounce for Recon
struction corporation purchasea of
newly mined domestic gold was aet
today, an Increase of ten cents over
yesterday's figure and another new
high.
Meanwhile, the skidding dollar car
ried the dollar of gold at London to
(32.63, an advance of 27 cents since
yesterday. Today's quotation la com
puted at the opening London ex
ohango rate of 4.9B!4, but later the
dollar slid to a record low of $5.01 ',4
to the pound,
The actual London quotation in
British currency, however, declined 11
pence.
Today's domestlo figure was 82
cents above that of the London mar
ket while yesterday's was 69.
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LOinSVILLE, Ky., Not. 9. (AP)
Repeal of tha eighteenth amendment
by December 5 was virtually assured
today. Repeal was leading by 31,272
votes In Kentucky when the Blue
Qrasa state started its second day
of ballot tabulation.
The vote in 874 precincts out of
4.204 gave repeal 74,171 voles to 62,
899 against. Sixty precincts out of
038 In Jefferson county (Louisville)
reported 8.818 for repeal and only
561 against. Most munlcin.i.lit vot
ed heavily for repeal, vhile the race
waa nip and tuck In the rural dis
tricts. Kentucky's repeal convention Is
November 27. Had the state voted
dry, national repeal would have been
delayed until December 8, the date
set for the Maine convention. De
cember 9 Is the date for conventions
In Ohio, Pennsylvania and Utah,
which will make the required thirty
six states.
Barber shops in the city will keep
Saturday hours tomorrow, as the
ahopi will be closed on ilaturdsy. It
has been announced by the local
barbers. Through this arrangement.
Medford establishments will be open
Mday evening.
Banks In the city have aUo an
nounced they will be closed all day
TEAR GAS ROUTS WISCONSIN FARM PICKETS
n rrjv ,-tj,if
This picture shows picketing
waa scattered by officers to disperse
were attemntina to reach market.
85 PER CENT OF
T
T
Community Ohest workers, who
have carried on an energotlo cam
paign during tihe past three days,
had achieved 85 per cent of their
goal at noon today, it was announced
at headquarters at the Chamber of
Commerce.
The cheat "mop-upM committee
was making a stupendous effort to
bring in the other 15 per cent and
achievement of the 90000 goal was
anticipated before night.
The co-operation of each and
every firm and cltlren will be neces
sary, .however, In making the drive
a success and officials of the drive
today emphasized the fact that much
can be accomplished during the few
remaining hours if all persons able
to give or will do so.
Persons who have not been con
tacted are urged to call the chest
headquarters at the Chamber of
Commerce In order that all contrl
Dutions may be counted in, when
the drive closes tonight. There will
be no solicitations made after to
night, as three days, and three days
only, were allotted for the drive.
Medford has never failed to raise
her quota In any worthy cumpalgn
and the workers feel confident that
Medford citizens will not destroy
that reputation today.
The progress of the drive will be
checked on the thermometer In front
of the Chamber of Commerce build
ing In order that all people may
know when the gonl Is realized.
Funds for relief are needed more
this year than they have ever been
before and the Community Chest has
been adopted as the best means of
extending relief to the greatest num
ber of needs with the least expendi
ture of money. "Give but once; give
for all," the slogan adopted for this
year's drive, expresses well the alms
of the Community Chest board.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 0. f AP)
Tightening the provisions of the lum
ber code to further eliminate con
signment shipping, the national re
covery administration hud before It
today an amendment to the code rul
ing thAt "neither maniiractiircr nor
wholesaler of lumber shsll place any
unsold stock In transit by rail or
water or place stock on consignment.''
The amendment was proposed by
the lumber code authority and It wss
predicted It would be approved by
the administration.
ML
GENEVA. Nov. 0 (AP) Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lind
bergh received an old-time reception
of official toasts and cheering crowds
today.
The famous American flying pair,
who flew here from Rotterdam yes
terday, were officially received by
members of the national and city
governments In the historic Alabama
room of the city hall.
Lindbergh drank a glass of chanv
1 pspne and Ann waa handed A bou
farmers retreating to their automobiles
them. The pickets had attempted to
(Associated Press Photo)
SLATED TO HANG
8ALEM, Ore., Nov. 9. (AP) Con
viction of Theodore Jordan, negro, for
the murder of P, T. Sullivan, dining
car steward, at Klamath Falls, was
upheld by the prevailing opinion of
the Oregon supreme court today. The
court was divided five to two, Justice
George . Rossman Joining Justice P.
R, Kelly in a dissenting opinion. Jus
tice Henry J. Bean wrote the prevailing-
opinion.
Jordan, sentenced to hang, ap
pealed from the Judgment of the
Klamath county circuit court. As a
result of the highest court In the
Htate, Jordan will be returned to
Klamath county for resentence. His
oxecutlon will be the first at the
penitentiary here In moro than two
years. If hanged, he will be the first
negro to pay the supreme penalty
In the .history of capital punishment
In Oregon.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Not. 0. ( AP)
Truck load of cattle, hogs and
sheep were on their way to Sioux
City today, signalizing the apparent
end of farm strike picketing In this
territory.
Truck drivers who had been idle
for more than a week because of the
blockades, sped over the highways
without fear that their cargoes might
be halted and unloaded.
Sheriff William Tlce took a pre
cautionary measure by delegating
deput ies to serve as escorts for trucks
entering the city but no trouble was
encountered.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. (AP) The
war department today ordered Mnjor
Henry R. Stlckney to report for duty
December 6 as asslstsnt to the dis
trict engineer at Portland, Oregon.
Major Stlckney now Is on duty at
headquarters, 9th corps area, San
Francisco.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Not. 9. (AP)
Oovernor Clarence D. Martin today
refused to honur the request for
extradition by the state of New York
of John C. Stevenson, King county
(Seattle) commissioner, on an 11-year-old
grand larceny charge.
OLD TIME DRINKS FLOW
FREELY IN MANY CITIES
CHICAGO, Nov. (AP) Newspa
per reports today said that hlghhalls,
whiskey sours and other pre-prohlbl-tlon
drinks were flowing freely and
openly over Chicago bar, without In
terference of the police.
SEATTLE, Nov. ft. (AP) Many
restaurants were reported serving
hard llqour here today, not waiting
for the formal repeal of prohibition.
Most of It sold for 35 cents a glass.
ftAN fTlANClfiCO, Nov. ft, -(AP)
Wines, liquors and mixed drinks were
sold In hotels, restaurants, groceries
and drug stores hero today with lit
tle regard for the fact that formal
repeal of prohibition had not been
proclaimed. Pending the legal expir
ation of the 18th amendment, Cali
fornia will have no enforcement laws
except local regulations. A state liq
uor commission will take things In
near Waterford. Wis., as tear aaa
dump milk from two trucks which
COURT TO RATIFY
T
Ratifying of the Jackson county
budget for 1034, as passed yesterday
at the public hearing, will be made
at once by the county court; as a
levying board, and certified to the
county assessor for extension on the
tax rolls.
Assessor J. B. Coleman estimates
the minimum county levy for dis
tricts outside of high school districts
will be 16.5 mills, And Inside high
school districts, 12.6 mills, Last year
the levy of high school districts waa
14 mills, and lnsido 10.6,
. The levy Increase Is largely due to
the deficiency caused by the Banka
Fehl lawlessness In Jackson county.
This amounted to $05,000 or two
mllls about what the levy Increase
will be. Other factors were the cost
of operating the county commissary
last winter, decrense In the Oregon
California land grant fund, and In
terest from banks.
In 1030 the levy Inside high school
districts waa 13.6 mills, and In 1031,
.09 Inside, and 13.5 mills outside.
The county levy does not Include
the state tax levy, yet to be fixed,
special school district levies, or city
levies.
The levy 'la based upon a valuation
of S32, 107.643.41.
The total general county fund Is
fixed at (234,233. Last year it was
(180,820.70 an Increase of (08,403.80.
Allotment by funds Is as follows:
1033 1034
Emergency Fund ..(8,000.00 (10,000.00
Gen. Road Fund ....86,400.00 05,325.00
Market Road ....21,850.00 15,130.00
County fair 1,845.20 854.80
The widow's pension allotment Is
raised from (8000 Inst year, to (7500
and the enre of the poor from (43,
047 last year, to (47,607.
Election expense la fixed st (8000,
as next year Is a general election year
with a primary. This year it was
(1500.
UNION PACIFIC PAYS
$1.50 ON COMMON
NFW YORK, Nov. 9 -(AP) Dlrec
tors of the Union Pacific Rnltroad
Co, today declared a dividend of (1.60
on the common stock. Similar pay
menu were authorised In provlous
qusrters.
comes effective, Most liquor being
sold here Is classed as "medicinal,"
with stores obtaining the prescrip
tions for the customers.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 8. (AP) The
legislature to the contrary notwith
standing, Ohio's largest city today
took Tuesday's prohibition repeal bal
lots very, very literally.
Hard liquor was on sale openly.
Patrons at restaurant taoles last
night ordered highballs, wine or even
beer.
NEW YORK. Nov. ft. (AP) Many
a hotel or restaurant In New York
City now will serve you a cocktail
with your dinner.
Numerous speakeasy doors are wide
open and anybody can wnlk In and
plant a foot on the brass rail. You
used to have to know Tony and sort
over a pocketful of UlcnWlca'.ion
University Spokesman Says
Harmony Impossible With
Present Chancellor
Situation Is Strained
PORTLAND, Not. .(.IP)
Governor Mr-lrr suld toilny he hss
not yet decided when he will ap
point successor to Koscoe C.
Nelson on the board of higher
education. He irnve no Indica
tion who he inlcht be consider
ing for the post.
PORTLAND, ore.. Nov. . (API
The resignation of the president of
tho board of higher eduoatlon, and
the demand by a University of Ore
gon spokesman that Chancellor W. J.
Kerr resign, today had left hliher
educational administration In this
state in a condition aa unsettled and
strained as at any time In the past
iour necuo years.
Roscoe O. Nelson, president of the
board, late yesterday submitted hla
resignation, which was accepted by
Governor Meier who declared "I have
lonowed the events of the past wee
with the deepest Interest and I am
Impelled to say that your courage and
convictions have vindicated com
pletely my choice In placing you
upon the board."
After Kerr's Scalp.
At the same time Wayne L. Morse,
dean of the university school of law,
called for the resignation of Chan
cellor Kerr.
'Intellectual honesty," Dean Morse i
declared, "compels me to call the
attention of the state to the unde
niable fact that harmony In higher
education Is Impossible until a chan
cellor la appointed who Is Jree from,
long-standing partisanship In educa
tional controversies."
The bitter battle surrounding the '
Nelson regime end the Kerr adminis
tration flared Into fury last Saturday ;
when Dean Morse made an attack on
President Nelson for two addresses
Nelson had made a few days before on
tne Eugene and Corvallla campuses.
Insulted Faculty.
Morse declared In a speech before
the alumni association that Nelson
had belittled the work of the univer
sity, had gravely Insulted It faculty.
and that his period of usefulness had
been ended by hla remarks. The law
school dean then observed that Chan
cellor Kerr had been selected by a
"plot" that "stinks to heaven. Th
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SALEM, Nov. 9, (AP) Bloodstains
on a shattered window led to the
arrest of Delbert Mohr, whose out
finger, police said, might link .him
with a series of dusk house robberies
here rocently.
Police are checking on the age of
Mohr, who claims to be only 17. The
arrest was made Tuesday night, but
police withheld his name until a loot
allegedly stolen from at least nine
8alem residences the past three weeks
was recovered late yesterday.
WILL.
ROGER?
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,
Nov. 8. Every time some
country gets to thinking it has
a di'.lator, why along comes
the old master diutntor of all
and shows 'cm really how to
dictate. They applauded too
loud for Mr. Balbo on his ar
rival in Italy and Mussolini
couldn't help but hear it, so
now Mussolini is head of the
nviation himself.
Next year at Chicago's sec
ond Century of Progress, why
Italy will send a hundred
planes and Mussolini will grow
a heard and ride tn the front
plane.
Gold went up 75 cents Mon
day hut they can't get any
thing to go up with it. Trou
hla with us is we can't get any
thing to go up without the. gov
ernment buying it.
Tours,
Coatiaue oa $ StTSft U
1U044 VUOA tfc ai(t -0enamcu& pa-
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